Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.
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Category: 4. World
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Austria mourns victims of Graz school shooting
Hundreds gathered in Graz’s main square on Tuesday evening for a candlelit vigil, mourning the ten victims of a school shooting that shook Austria’s second-largest city.
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Critics say Karoline Leavitt’s ‘reckless dismissal’ of new report ‘reeks of desperation’
In an article published by the Washington Post on Tuesday afternoon, June 10, journalists John Hudson and Alex Horton reported that the Trump Administration — as part of its mass deportations programs — “is preparing to begin the transfer of…
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Masked rioters in Northern Ireland attack police, torch houses for second night
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Reuters
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Hundreds of masked rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena on Tuesday, in the…
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Ukraine’s SBU Built Secret Long-Range Drones to Strike Russian Bombers in ‘Spiderweb’ Operation
For the execution of Operation Spiderweb (Pavutyana), which resulted in the destruction of dozens of Russian strategic aircraft, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) deployed drones of its own design. Sources within the SBU told Kyiv Post…
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Gaza health officials say more than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war has climbed past 55,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday.
The ministry doesn’t distinguish between…
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Hong Kong bans video game using national security laws
Hong Kong authorities have warned their residents against downloading a Taiwan-made game called Reversed Front: Bonfire, which they’re accusing of advocating for armed revolution and promoting “secessionist agendas, such as ‘Taiwan independence’…
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Austria Has Lots of Guns, Little Gun Violence, and New Questions
Some of the most popular chat threads on an online forum for weapons enthusiasts in Austria dissect the latest releases in firearms accessories, like silencers and targeting sights, or review the country’s shooting ranges. On Tuesday afternoon,…
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